Long Ersari Runner 4.96×0.87m

Description

Title: Long Ersari runner

Size: 4.96×0.87m / 16’3″x2’10″ Thickness: 7mm

Origin: Afghanistan

Technique: Hand-knotted

Material: Wool pile with cotton warps.

Colours and Design: This Ersari long runner has an orangey-terracotta main colour with additional shades of dark blue, blue, orange, green-yellow and beige.
This Afghan Ersari runner has a traditional geometric all over repeating pattern. This consists of 12 “Fil Pai guls”. This is the elephant’s foot motif which is traditional to Ersari rugs.

Condition/Age: New.

Additional Information:

This is a modern type of Afghan Rug featuring age-old patterns of the Ersari Turkoman tribe.

These Ersari Rugs are made by traditional methods consisting of a hand-knotted wool pile knotted onto cotton or woollen warps. The wool is hand-spun and made with vegetable dyes.

Often these Rugs have all over repeating patterns with such designs as the classic Fil Pai (Elephant’s foot motif), as well as Prayer Rug and Purdah themes.

Ersari Rugs generally have a light but cosy colour palette. These rugs use an orangey-red, terracotta, or browny-red as the main feature colour with exciting complimentary additional tones. These often include blue, green, orange and beige. 

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